NCES CCD 2024-25 6 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Jackson, CA

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6 public K-12 schools in Jackson from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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6
Schools
2,001
Students
30.7/100
Avg Resource Index
18.5:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Jackson has more public-school enrollment than 12% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Jackson's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Jackson's list includes 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Jackson lists only 6 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 13 to 593 students, a 46-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 88%
School count
Top 79%
Resource Index average
14th percentile
Teacher staffing
22nd percentile

Argonaut High accounts for 29.6% of all Jackson public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Jackson-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Jackson school enrollment varies 46× across entities

Jackson school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 593 students (highest), a spread of 580 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Jackson student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Amador County Special Education 64
2. Jackson Junior High 31
3. Argonaut High 29
4. Ione Junior High 22
5. Pine Grove Elementary Stem Magnet 20
6. Jackson Elementary 18

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Jackson

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Jackson Elementary 61.8/100
  2. 2 Argonaut High 55.0/100
  3. 3 Jackson Junior High 53.5/100
  4. 4 Ione Junior High 52.9/100
  5. 5 Pine Grove Elementary Stem Magnet 47.6/100

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Which Jackson school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Amador County Special Education has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Jackson schools in this federal-data comparison at 64/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Jackson, CA? ▼

Jackson has 6 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,001 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.5:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.